Senior Project Manager: Multidisciplinary Engineering Lead

HENSOLDT South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the execution of complex multidisciplinary engineering projects, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality parameters.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and governance throughout the project lifecycle to achieve successful outcomes for customers and the organization.

Qualifications

• Must have a Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering; a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of project management experience.
• Formal Project Management training required.
• Experience in development, integration and evaluation of complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Experience in aerospace or radar systems advantageous.
• Proven track record of leadership and stakeholder management.
• Experience defining, implementing and leading project risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and governance of complex engineering projects with defined scope, schedules, budgets and milestones.
• Drive project execution across multidisciplinary teams, procurement activities and technical reviews to meet cost, schedule and quality targets.
• Manage project risks, issues and stakeholder engagement to enable informed decision-making and smooth delivery.
• Coordinate engineering, systems, quality assurance and supplier activities to ensure compliant outputs meeting standards.
• Oversee project handover and closure with lessons learned and formal closure reporting.

Skills

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Communication

Education

Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Project Management training

Tools

PRINCE2

PMBOK

Agile

Project Planning

Scheduling

Governance

Cost Control

Procurement Management

Quality Assurance

Job description

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the execution of complex multidisciplinary engineering projects, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality parameters.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and governance throughout the project lifecycle to achieve successful outcomes for customers and the organization.